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DO YOU WANT TO BE A PILOT?

Our program of study includes the following stages in the following chronological order:

1st. Stage – GROUND SCHOOL

Basic theoretical course for private and commercial pilots.

2nd. Stage - PPL (PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE)

Hours flight training, Private Pilot License.

3rd. Stage - IFR (INSTRUMENTS FLIGHT RULES)

Theory course for the habilitation of flight by instruments.

Hours flight training. Flight habilitation by instruments.

4rd. Stage - CPL (COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE)

Hours flight training. Commercial Pilot License.

5th. Stage- MULTIMOTOR

Hours flight training. Multimotor habilitation.

 

1st. Stage- GROUND SCHOOL

Ground School consists of a course with all the necessary theory for both the Private Pilot License and Commercial Pilot License. The course comprises 8 subjects listed below:

  SUBJECT   DURATION COSTS   DIDACTIC MATERIAL

  Aerodynamics

  1 month

  $200

  A

  Basic Mechanics

  1 month

  $200

  A

  Basic Flight Instruments

  1 month

  $200

  A

  Weight and Balance /   Performance

  1 month

  $200

  A

 Air Navigation

  1 month

  $200

  A+B+C+D

 Meteorology

  1 month

  $200

  A

 Air Regulations

  1 month

  $200

  A

 Human Factors

  1 month

  $200

  A

 

  8 months

  $1600

 


  A. Book of Basic Course Theory, Private and Commercial Pilot ($135).

  B. Plotter ($35)

  C. Flight Computer ($55)

  D. Costa Rican Aeronautical Chart ($25)

 

SCHEDULES

  Monday and Wednesday

  1 pm to 4 pm / 6 pm to 9pm

  Tuesday and Thursday

  6 pm to 9 pm

  Saturday

  8 am to 1pm

ObservaTIONS

Course duration 9 months, in case you take one course at the same time. You can register several subjects at a time.

No subject is a requirement of another.

Requeriments to register this course

Payment of $100 for registration and enrollment to cancel once.
Payment of $200 per one subject (or you can cancel the whole course of a single). Bachelor degree at this stage is not required.

 

2nd Stage - PPL (PRIVATE PILOT LICENCES)

This stage consists in the training practice necessary to obtain the Private Pilot License. Mechanics and Instruments of the Stage 1.

License / Habilitation

 

Breakdown of hours of flight (minimum according to (DGAC)

Total Hours

MDC

MS

RDC

RS

SIM

IFR

MUL

Commercial Pilot License

  20 hours

 

  20 hours

 

  20 hours

 

  20 hours

 

     

50 Hours

 

MDC Maneuvers with instructor

MS Maneuvers alone

RDC Routes with instructor

RS Routes alone

Requirements for this stage

• High School
• Medical certificate issued by a doctor authorized by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation ($70) processed by the school.
• Have approved the subjects of Aerodynamics.
• Mechanics and Instruments of Stage 1.

AIRCRAFT TO BE USED AT THIS STAGE TO BE CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT

Grumman AASA



Piper Cherokee PA28

 

3ra STAGE - IFR (Instruments Flight Rules)

This stage consists of the theoretical course and the necessary flight hours for Flight Instrument Rating (IFR) and is divided into the following two phases:

Theoretical Course

  SUBJECT

  DURATION

  DIDACTIC MATERIAL

  General

  2 months

  E

 

Detailed Didactic Material

  E IFR course book ($135).

 

Flight Hours

  License / Habilitation

 

Breakdown of hours of flight (minimum according to (DGAC)

Total Hours

 

 

 

 

SIM

IFR

 

Flight by Instruments Habilitation

 

 

 

 

10 hours

 

30 hours

 

 

40 Hours

SIM Flight Simulator

IFR Flight by Instruments

 

Equipment and aircraft to be used in this stage

Flight Simulator Red Bird



Cessa 177 Cardinal

 

4ta STAGE - CPL (Commercial Pilot License)

This stage consists in the training practice necessary for obtaining the habilitation of multimotors flying. It consists of a minimum of 10 hours of visual flight, broken down in the following way:

 License / Habilitation

 

Breakdown of hours of flight (minimum according to (DGAC)

Total Hours

MDC

MS

RDC

 

 

 

 

  Commercial Pilot License

 110

 

 

 

 

 

 

110 Hours

 

MDC Maneuvers with instructor

MS Maneuvers alone

RDC Routes with instructor

 

AIRCRAFT TO BE USED AT THIS STAGE TO BE CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT

Grumman AA5A ($185 la hora)


Piper Cherokee PA28 ($190 la hora)

Cessa 177 Cardinal ($190 la hora)

 

5ta STAGE - MULTIMOTORES

This stage consists in the training practice necessary for obtaining the habilitation of multimotors flying. It consists of a minimum of 10 hours of visual flight, broken down in the following way:

  License / Habilitation

 

Breakdown of hours of flight (minimum according to (DGAC)

Total Hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUL

  Flight license Multimotor

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Hours.

10 Hours

 

MUL Multimotores

Before starting the flight hours you must meet 4 hours of Ground School

 

Aircraft to be used at this stage to be chosen by the student:

Piper Seneca PA34 200-T

PAYMENT METHODS

Payments can be in cash, credit card of bank transfer. The student can make deposits (payment of hours in advance). Our institution does not offer any financing or scholarship, but you can ask for the necessary documents required to process any credit with a bank.